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Larry Lee Sheddrick

Larry Lee Sheddrick

Sep 15, 2018

Middletown....Larry Lee Sheddrick, 77, resident of Middletown, passed away September 15, 2018 at St. Vincent's Hospital Anderson..  He was born in Andeson, July 28, 1941 the son of Paul and Jeanette Judge Sheddrick.  He was a 1960 graduate of Middletown High School and worked for Triple A Insurance before his retirements. He was a US Air Force veteran, a member...

Kaylee Ann Barnes

Kaylee Ann Barnes

Aug 25, 2018

December 23rd, 1998 is a day this family will never forget. It's the day that we got the best person in the world, Kiki (Kaylee) Ann Barnes. From just a young age Kiki made her life goal to make people happy. She was just a child when she gained her love of care bears. She always had her green blanket...

Valentine Jackson Rinker

Valentine Jackson Rinker

Aug 25, 2018

Anderson...Valentine Jackson Rinker, 77, resident of Anderson, passed away at his home August 25, 2018.  He was born in Anderson, August 13, 1941 the son of Basil and Rachel Marie Thompson Rinker. He was a US Army Veteran  and worked at Guide Lamp Division of General Motors. He was a member of the Disabled American Veteran and the American Legion....

Stephen Creed Kowell, Jr.

Stephen Creed Kowell, Jr.

Aug 21, 2018

Chesterfield....Stephen Creed Kowell, Jr., 80, resident of Chesterfield, passed away August 21, 2018 at Community Hospital in Anderson. He was born in Detroit, Michigan, October 26, 1937 the son of Stephen and Dorothy Terry Kowell. He was a US Navy Veteran serving on the USS Intrepid and worked for many years at Miller's Merry Manor in Chesterfield. Besides his parents,...

Jay Dee Manis

Jay Dee Manis

Aug 19, 2018

Middletown....Jay Dee Manis, 53, resident of Middletown passed away August 19. 2018 at St. Vincent's  Regional Hospital in Anderson surrounded by his family and friends. He was born September 4, 1964 in Muncie, the son of Joe and Jill Campbell Manis.  He was a 1984 graduate of Shenandoah High School.  He had worked in the factory most of his life....

Judith Lynn Hudson

Judith Lynn Hudson

Aug 18, 2018

Middletown....Judith Lynn Granger Hudson, 76, resident of Middletown, passed away on August 18, 2018 at her residence. She was born in Anderson, December 28, 1941, the daughter of Charles E. and Lois Williams Granger.  She worked for many years at Miller's Merry Manor in Middletown as a dietician. She is survived by her husband of 48 years: Bart of Middletown,...

Joyce Ann Bosman

Joyce Ann Bosman

Aug 13, 2018

Middletown....Joyce Ann Bosman, 80, resident of Middletown, Passed away Monday at her residence.  She was born in Anderson, Indiana, June 22, 1938, the daughter of Charles and Elizabeth Kimmerling Thrawley. She was an alumni of Middletown High School and retired from General Motors/Guide Lamp in 1992. She was active in the Middletown Community Church, the Red Hat Society, Morning Breakfast...

Stephen F. Yattaw

Stephen F. Yattaw

Aug 11, 2018

Daleville....Stephen F. Yattaw, 53, resident of Daleville passed away August 11, 2018 at IU Medical Center in Indianapolis.  He was born in Anderson, August 30, 1964, the son of Bill and Myrna Hall Yattaw.  He was a 1983 graduate of Daleville High School where he holds several wrestling records and worked for Connecticut  Electric Company. He was an avid Kansas...

Donald Edward Rice, Jr.

Donald Edward Rice, Jr.

Aug 11, 2018

Middletown...Donald Edward Rice, Jr., 52, resident of Middletown, passed away August 11, 2018 at St. Vincent's Regional Hospital in Anderson. He was born in New Castle, Indiana, February 19, 1966, the son of Donald Rice and Patricia Ann Campbell. He was a 1981 graduate of Shenandoah High School and worked as a mechanic most of his life.  He worked for...

Ronald Lee Padgett

Ronald Lee Padgett

Aug 11, 2018

Anderson...Ronald Lee Padgett, 65, resident of Anderson, passed away Saturday at St. Vincent's Reginal Hospital in Anderson.  He was born in Indianapolis, June 19, 1953, the son of Donald Leroy and Mildred Rose Padgett.  He was a veteran of the US National Guard. He had lived in Greenfield and Mooreland before moving to Anderson.  He was an avid member of...

Bertha Dollie Osborne

Bertha Dollie Osborne

Aug 6, 2018

Bertha Lou  "Dollie" Osborne, 85, resident of Middletown passed away at her home August 6, 2018 surrounded by family. She was born in Jochin,  West Virginia, November 24, 1932, the daughter of Frank and Grace Mills Workman.  She was a graduate of Martin High School and worked at Maple Village Nursing Home as a dietician for many years.  She worked...

Charles Emerson Head

Charles Emerson Head

Aug 3, 2018

Charles "Chuck" Emerson Head, Sr., 65, of Middletown passed away Friday, August 3, 2018 at Community Hospital North in Indianapolis surrounded by his family. He was born January 23, 1953 in Indianapolis as the son of Donald and Elsie (Wisehart) Head. He graduated from Warren Central High School in 1972. He married Sharon Kay Arnold on October 28, 1972 and...

Christopher Lee Miller

Christopher Lee Miller

Jul 31, 2018

Daleville...Christopher Lee Miller, 25, resident of Daleville passed away on July 31, 2018 at his residence.  He was born in Muncie, August 17, 1992 and  graduated from Daleville High School.in 2011,   He had worked at the Yorktown Pizza King for 7 years. Survivors are his mother: Audrea Ann  Miller of Daleville, sister: Ashley Nicole Miller, grandmothers: Nancy Hall and Joyce...

John James Rhodes, Sr

John James Rhodes, Sr

Jul 31, 2018

John James Rhodes Sr., 91, of Middletown, peacefully passed away on July 31st, 2018. He was born on March 8th, 1927, in Stevenson, CA to Frederick and Louise Rhodes. During WWII he was a gunner on a Grumman Avenger TBM-3E Torpedo Bomber. In the years following the war, he was an active racer in the USAC racing series. During his...

Larry Keith Wilson

Larry Keith Wilson

Jul 28, 2018

Middletown...Larry Keith (L.K.) Wilson, 78, resident of Middletown, passed away Saturday at St. Vincent's Medical Center in Anderson.  He was born in Noblesville, November 5, 1939, the son of Samuel and Eva Milligan Wilson. He worked at the Pendleton Reformatory and owned and operated L. K. Wilson Plumbing since 1969.  He has lived in Middletown for over 59 years and...

Marilyn Joan Sheets

Marilyn Joan Sheets

Jul 26, 2018

Middletown...Marilyn Joan Sheets, 89, resident of Middletown, passed away July 28, 2018 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital.  She was born in Henry County, December 21, 1928, the daughter of Charles and Rita Myers Wilhoit.  She was a graduate of Sulphur Springs High School and received her certificate for Cosmetology. She enjoyed crafting and spending time with her family. She...

Melissa Donita O'Banion

Melissa Donita O'Banion

Jul 23, 2018

Chesterfield...Melissa Donita Owens O'Banion, 37, resident of Chesterfield, passed away at her home July 23m 2018. She was born in Anderson, June 27, 1981 the daughter of Donald Joe and Keita (Yohe) Owens. She was a graduate of Anderson High School and was a homemaker most of her life. She was a a member of Phi Beta Kappa and lived...

Edith Lou Froman

Edith Lou Froman

Jul 19, 2018

Daleville...Edith Lou Pierce Froman passed away peacefully in her sleep at home on July 19, 2018 at the age of 91.  She had suffered with multiple health issues for the last five years. She was born on May 6, 1927 in Indianapolis to Ella Mae Graham Pierce and Charles Herschel Pierce. She was the second child and oldest daughter in...

Sharlene Kay Scott

Sharlene Kay Scott

Jul 15, 2018

Daleville....Sharlene Kay (Altic) Scott, 48, resident of Daleville passed away Sunday at Community Hospital in Anderson.  She was born in Ft. Wayne, Indiana April 16, 1970, the daughter of William A. Altic, Jr. and Deborah A. Medina.. She was a manager at Dollar Tree Stores and had lived in Ft. Wayne before moving to Daleville. She was preceded in death...

Naomi Strickland Samples

Naomi Strickland Samples

Jul 13, 2018

Muncie....Naomi Ruth Strickland Samples, 94, resident of Muncie, passed away at her residence at dawn on July 13, 2018. She was born in Elkview, West Virginia, July 6, 1924, the daughter of Arch E. and Loketta Rucker Strickland. She was a 1943 graduate of Clendenin High School, Clendenin, West Virgina, and a 1971 graduate of Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, with...

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